stop, halt
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
そして、少しずつ揺れが弱くなって、完全に止まりました。
Soshite, sukoshizutsu yure ga yowaku natte, kanzen ni tomarimashita.
And little by little, the shaking eased off, until it stopped completely.
それでそんなに落ち着いてるの?!公演が中止になるかもしれないのに!
Sore de sonna ni ochitsuiteru no?! Kouen ga chuushi ni naru kamoshirenai noni!
And you're this calm about it?! This could ruin your show!
目覚まし時計が鳴りましたが、気づかずに止めて、また寝てしまいました。
Mezamashi dokei ga narimashita ga, kizukazu ni tomete, mata nete shimaimashita.
The alarm went off, he turned it off without realizing, and fell back asleep.
今日こそ、突き止めるぞ。
Kyou koso, tsukitomeru zo.
Today I'm going to find out.
コンビニの前を通りかかり、立ち止まって、棚の誘惑を見つめました…
Konbini no mae o toorikakari, tachidomatte, tana no yuuwaku o mitsumemashita...
He passed by the convenience store, stopped, and stared at the temptations on the shelf...
出てくれてよかった。明日までにはちゃんと止むでしょうか?
Detekurete yokatta. Ashita made ni wa chanto yamu deshou ka?
Glad you picked up. Do you really think it'll stop in time for tomorrow?
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0